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'''Berghain''' is a [[Berlin]] nightclub, named for its location near [[Kreuzberg|Kreuz'''berg''']] and in [[Friedrichshain|Friedrichs'''hain''']]. [[Philip Sherburne]] has described it as "quite possibly the current world capital of techno, much as [[E-Werk]] or [[Tresor]] were in their respective heydays."<ref name="Pitch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/42820-the-month-in-techno |title = The Month In: Techno |date=[[2007-05-09]] |last = Sherburne |first = Philip |work = [[Pitchfork Media]] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref>
'''Berghain''' is a [[Berlin]] nightclub, named for its location near [[Kreuzberg|Kreuz'''berg''']] and in [[Friedrichshain|Friedrichs'''hain''']]. [[Philip Sherburne]] has described it as "quite possibly the current world capital of techno, much as [[E-Werk]] or [[Tresor]] were in their respective heyday."<ref name="Pitch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/42820-the-month-in-techno |title = The Month In: Techno |date=[[2007-05-09]] |last = Sherburne |first = Philip |work = [[Pitchfork Media]] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
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In 2005 the club's owners started a record label, Ostgut Tonträger (or Ostgut Ton).<ref name= "Pitch1" /><ref name="stylus" /> The label's first releases were by Berghain/Panorama Bar residents such as André Galluzzi, Cassy, and Ben Klock.<ref name= "Pitch1" /> In 2007, Berghain collaborated with the Berlin Staatsballet to create "Shut Up and Dance! Updated" a ballet for five dancers that was performed at the club in late June and early July.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/spielplan_kalendarium.php?id_language=2 | publisher = Staatsballett Berlin |title = Spielplan Spielzeit 06-07 |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref><ref name="RASUAD">{{cite web|url = http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=8579 |title = Shut up and dance |work=[[Resident Advisor]] |date=[[2007-03-23]] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> The ballet's soundtrack (released on Ostgut Ton on May 29<ref name="RASUAD" />) is made up of five specially composed tracks by prominent minimal techno artists such as Luciano, Âme, and Sleeparchive.<ref name="inthemix">{{cite web |url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/music/32559/Various_Artists_Shut_Up_And_Dance_Updated |title = Various Artists - Shut Up And Dance! Updated |work=inthemix.com.au |date=[[2007-06-07]] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> The soundtrack received some positive reviews,<ref name="stylus">http://www.stylusmagazine.com/beatz/various-artists-shut-up-and-dance-updated/</ref><ref name="xlr8r">http://www.xlr8r.com/topstories/2007/04/</ref> including a five star review in The Guardian,<ref name="Guardlex" /> although the ballet itself was panned by [[Resident Advisor]].<ref name="RAevent">http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=4658</ref>
In 2005 the club's owners started a record label, Ostgut Tonträger (or Ostgut Ton).<ref name= "Pitch1" /><ref name="stylus" /> The label's first releases were by Berghain/Panorama Bar residents such as André Galluzzi, Cassy, and Ben Klock.<ref name= "Pitch1" /> In 2007, Berghain collaborated with the Berlin Staatsballet to create "Shut Up and Dance! Updated" a ballet for five dancers that was performed at the club in late June and early July.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/spielplan_kalendarium.php?id_language=2 | publisher = Staatsballett Berlin |title = Spielplan Spielzeit 06-07 |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref><ref name="RASUAD">{{cite web|url = http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=8579 |title = Shut up and dance |work=[[Resident Advisor]] |date=[[2007-03-23]] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> The ballet's soundtrack (released on Ostgut Ton on May 29<ref name="RASUAD" />) is made up of five specially composed tracks by prominent minimal techno artists such as Luciano, Âme, and Sleeparchive.<ref name="inthemix">{{cite web |url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/music/32559/Various_Artists_Shut_Up_And_Dance_Updated |title = Various Artists - Shut Up And Dance! Updated |work=inthemix.com.au |date=[[2007-06-07]] |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> The soundtrack received some positive reviews,<ref name="stylus">http://www.stylusmagazine.com/beatz/various-artists-shut-up-and-dance-updated/</ref><ref name="xlr8r">http://www.xlr8r.com/topstories/2007/04/</ref> including a five star review in The Guardian,<ref name="Guardlex" /> although the ballet itself was panned by [[Resident Advisor]].<ref name="RAevent">http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=4658</ref>




==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:05, 21 November 2007

Berghain
The Berghain nightclub building
Map
Former namesOstgut ( - 2003)
LocationFriedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
Coordinates52°30′40″N 13°26′35″E / 52.51111°N 13.44306°E / 52.51111; 13.44306
TypeNightclub
Capacity1500
Opened2004

Berghain is a Berlin nightclub, named for its location near Kreuzberg and in Friedrichshain. Philip Sherburne has described it as "quite possibly the current world capital of techno, much as E-Werk or Tresor were in their respective heyday."[1]

Overview

The club is located in a former power plant in Friedrichshain, behind the Berlin Ostbahnhof railway station.[2][3] The building is distinguished by its enormous dimensions, which accommodate an 18 meter high dancefloor and space for 1500 guests, and also its minimalist interior design, dominated by steel and concrete.[2]. The club contains a cavernous main room, as well as a smaller upstairs space called the Panorama Bar, which is decorated by enormous Wolfgang Tillmans photographs.[1][4][5][6] Only half of the building is currently in use.[1]

Berghain has a strong reputation for decadence and hedonism; a New Zealand Herald article describes "people openly indulging in sexual acts"[7] inside the club, and the basement contains a dark room specifically set aside for that purpose.[8][1] Photography is strictly forbidden.[1][9] Like many Berlin clubs, Berghain hosts extremely long events; a Philip Sherburne column in Pitchfork describes a Carl Craig set that began at 3:00 Sunday afternoon and continued until the club's ending time.[1]

History

the sign for Ostgut

Berghain is the reincarnation of the legendary Berlin techno club Ostgut,[5][6] which was the first permanently established venue explicitly for gay fetish and sex parties.[citation needed] "Ostgut" itself grew out of the so-called "Snaxx" parties

and developed into a focal point of the Berlin techno-subculture. Ostgut closed down on January 6, 2003 following a 30-hour farewell event, and the former railway warehouse which housed it was subsequently demolished.

Berghain opened in 2004.[6][10]

Music

Panorama Bar resident Cassy

The music is mostly techno and minimal techno. The Panorama Bar hosts well known house and electro DJs. Nick Höppner, a resident DJ who manages the club's record label, states that "The simple division is that Panoramabar more or less caters to house...and Berghain is really the platform for purist techno."[1]

In 2005 the club's owners started a record label, Ostgut Tonträger (or Ostgut Ton).[1][11] The label's first releases were by Berghain/Panorama Bar residents such as André Galluzzi, Cassy, and Ben Klock.[1] In 2007, Berghain collaborated with the Berlin Staatsballet to create "Shut Up and Dance! Updated" a ballet for five dancers that was performed at the club in late June and early July.[12][13] The ballet's soundtrack (released on Ostgut Ton on May 29[13]) is made up of five specially composed tracks by prominent minimal techno artists such as Luciano, Âme, and Sleeparchive.[14] The soundtrack received some positive reviews,[11][15] including a five star review in The Guardian,[8] although the ballet itself was panned by Resident Advisor.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sherburne, Philip (2007-05-09). "The Month In: Techno". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Berghain/Panorama Bar". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
  3. ^ Lee, Denny (2006-12-10). "36 Hours in Berlin". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Trebay, Guy (2006-03-19). "Life Is a Cabaret?: At Week End, the party never stops". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b http://www.deutsche-bank-art.com/art/2005/4/e/1/341.php
  6. ^ a b c Wang, Daniel (2004-10-01). "Ostgut, Berlin: Daniel Wang's scene report from the German capital". Discopia. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Battersby, Shandelle (10-19-2006). "Ich bin ein NZer". The New Zealand Herald. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ a b Macpherson, Alex (2007-05-25). "Various Artists, Shut up and Dance!". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "New Cassy mix captures Panoramabar". Resident Advisor. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Berlin electro club Berghain turns two". The Berlin Paper. 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ a b http://www.stylusmagazine.com/beatz/various-artists-shut-up-and-dance-updated/
  12. ^ "Spielplan Spielzeit 06-07". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
  13. ^ a b "Shut up and dance". Resident Advisor. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Various Artists - Shut Up And Dance! Updated". inthemix.com.au. 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ http://www.xlr8r.com/topstories/2007/04/
  16. ^ http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=4658

External links

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